Heterospecific amplexus between Triprion petasatus (Anura: Hylidae) and Incilius valliceps (Anura: Bufonidae) from Yucatán, Mexico

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  • Rubén Alonso Carbajal-Márquez Departamento de Sistemática y Ecología Acuática. El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. Unidad Chetumal, Av. Centenario Km 5.5, 77014, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México. Conservación de la Biodiversidad del Centro de México, A. C. Andador Torre de Marfil No. 100, C. P. 20229, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México.
  • Tania Ramírez-Valverde Departamento de Sistemática y Ecología Acuática. El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. Unidad Chetumal, Av. Centenario Km 5.5, 77014, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México.
  • Gustavo Ernesto Quintero-Díaz Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Centro de Ciencias Básicas, Departamento de Biología. C. P. 20131, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México. Conservación de la Biodiversidad del Centro de México, A. C. Andador Torre de Marfil No. 100, C. P. 20229, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México.
  • Christian M. García-Balderas Departamento de Sistemática y Ecología Acuática. El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. Unidad Chetumal, Av. Centenario Km 5.5, 77014, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México.
  • J. Rogelio Cedeño-Vázquez Departamento de Sistemática y Ecología Acuática. El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. Unidad Chetumal, Av. Centenario Km 5.5, 77014, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México.

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https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2018.3411189

Abstract

The heterospecific amplex between Triprion petasatus and Incilius valliceps is documented for the first time in the locality of Piste, Yucatan Mexico. This behavior has been documented previously in other amphibians, many of them also explosive reproducers that take advantage of temporary bodies of water, in places with a marked dry season. 

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Carbajal-Márquez, R. A., Ramírez-Valverde, T., Quintero-Díaz, G. E., García-Balderas, C. M., & Cedeño-Vázquez, J. R. (2018). Heterospecific amplexus between Triprion petasatus (Anura: Hylidae) and Incilius valliceps (Anura: Bufonidae) from Yucatán, Mexico. ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.), 34(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2018.3411189
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